Coaching Staff

Baseball

8th Grade

Mr. Knapp graduated from Haverford High School in 2010, where he wrestled varsity for four years and became a member of Haverford's 100 win club. He also ran cross country, played football and baseball. He attended Shippensburg University and graduated with a degree in psychology in 2014. While at Shippensburg Mr. Knapp wrestled varsity for the Raiders at the 184 pound weight class.
Mr. Knapp is looking forward to coaching for the third year this season; primarily getting to know his athletes, while passing along his knowledge of baseball.
Besides coaching the Middle School baseball team, Mr. Knapp is a coach for the varsity wrestling team at the High School.

7th Grade

Luke Dougherty - Coach
Mr. Dougherty is in his first year as a 6th grade math teacher on the Arctic Fox team at HMS. In addition to teaching, he is excited to coach the 7th grade baseball team. Growing up in Havertown, Mr. Dougherty played baseball in various leagues throughout the Township. In addition to playing baseball, he has coached for St. Denis CYO and Haverford Township Little League, including five seasons of tournament baseball for H.T.L.L.. In the Fall, Mr. Dougherty coaches varsity football at Haverford High School as the Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Outside Linebackers coach. Before arriving at HMS, Mr. Dougherty was a 7th grade math teacher at Lionville Middle School in Exton, PA. At LMS, he coached football at both the middle school and high school-level.

Boys' Basketball

7th Grade

8th Grade

Matt Cohen - Co-Coach
Mr. Cohen has been coaching 8th grade basketball since 2000, 2002 here at HMS. Having played at Lower Merion High School, he likes now playing the new Central League opponents. Coach Cohen loves teaching the fundamentals and defensive principles. "Defending with Dignity" has been the battle cry as of late. He still plays recreationally in North West Philly when not getting dunked on by The Harlem Wizards.

Jason Finn - Co-Coach
Dr. Jason Finn: an author, U.S. Fulbright recipient, and Haverford Middle School Seminar teacher who spends the school year devising lesson plans where he can wear a wig. Since 1994, he has been crafting sublime stupidity with whimsical abandon using the calculations of a nerd, the brutality of a prison warden, and the finesse of a Frenchman.
His philosophy? Play like you mean it with Dignity and Integrity.

Girls' Basketball

7th Grade

Ali Hostler - Coach
Ms. Hostler graduated from Haverford High School in 2011, where she played basketball and ran cross country. Ms. Hostler attended Villanova University and graduated in 2016 with a degree in Human Services. While at Villanova, Ms. Hostler worked under Harry Perretta and the Villanova Womens’ Basketball Team for five years. Ms. Hostler is currently pursuing a masters degree in School Counseling and cannot wait to coach the team she once played for!

8th Grade

Tony Miglionico - Coach
Mr. Miglionico, a.k.a. Mr. Migs, has coached basketball at HMS for four years. He has studied and played the game ever since he could dribble a basketball. Mr Migs believes in coaching the fundamentals followed by advanced strategies of the game. In his second season as a head coach he would brag that his team went undefeated, but his players would never brag as he teaches about class and sportsmanship above all. “Win the boards and you will win the game.”

Cheerleading

Ms. Clement has been coaching cheerleading for the majority of her life. She began cheering when she was in elementary school and continued through high school. Ms. Clement coached Drexel Hill Raiders cheerleading for eight years. In 2013, her cheerleading team for Drexel Hill went to Nationals in Disney World and placed sixth in the nation! She was one proud coach! Along with Drexel Hill, Ms. Clement has also coached Springfield High School cheerleading for one year. Ms. Clement is so excited to continue coaching cheerleading for Haverford Middle School! Go Fords!!!

Boys' and Girls' Cross Country - 6th, 7th and 8th Grade

Trish Young - Coach
Coaching provides Mrs. Young a chance to help student-athletes set personal goals and develop a plan throughout the season to achieve them much like they need to in the classroom and life. She believes that the middle school running programs are great ways to introduce student-athletes to running and to help develop their love for the sport, learn to work together as a team, represent their school with H-Pride, and have fun!
Mrs. Young is in her 15th year of coaching cross-country. Mrs. Young ran cross-country and track all four years in college and has been involved in these sports either as a coach or athlete for the past 40 years.

Gina Brocklesby - Coach
Mrs. Brocklesby started coaching cross country at HMS in 2018. She has been teaching 7th grade Health at the Middle School since 2017 and has been a teacher in the district since 2001, teaching Health and Physical Education at both Haverford High School and Lynnewood Elementary School. In that time, Mrs. Brocklesby also coached girls' track at HMS for 6 years and also coached the JV girls soccer team at Haverford High School for 10 years. Being a runner herself since her high school days where she participated in both track and cross country, Mrs. Brocklesby looks forward to bringing her knowledge of the sport to her athletes on the team.

Rich Considine - Coach
Mr. Considine has been an employee of the School District of Haverford Township’s Maintenance Department for the past nine years and an assistant coach of Haverford Middle School’s cross country/track teams for the last two years. He has also coached a variety of sports for several different youth organization over the past twenty years. Mr. Considine is an avid runner. His love of the sport began in elementary school and continues to this day. In middle school and high school, he had the privilege of participating in the Penn Relays. Most recently, Mr. Considine has completed many long-distance races including the Philadelphia and New York City Marathons, as well as Walt Disney World’s Dopey Challenge. He is very excited to continue his role on the staff of Haverford Middle School’s cross country/track program.

Field Hockey

8th Grade

Sandra Johnston - Coach
Sandy Johnston is a Health and PE teacher at HMS. She is thrilled to be here and excited to have the opportunity to coach and share her love and experience for the sport with the team! Ms. Johnston has experience playing and coaching field hockey with players with a wide range of experiences from the primary/elementary level to the varsity level high school athlete. Her past coaching experiences are not limited to field hockey, but also include a variety of other sports including lacrosse, soccer, track and field, and basketball. Most recently she was the Lynnewood Elementary 4th/5th hockey coach, and previously a Varsity/Head Coach at Sun Valley High School. Ms. Johnston looks forward to building on the basics, emphasizing teamwork through gameplay and strategy, and fostering an environment that allows our student athletes to show grit, determination, and pride during times of defeat and victory! See you on the field!

7th Grade

Terrilynn Seavey - Coach
F-O-R-D-S, Let’s go Fords!! Mrs. Seavey is so excited to begin her 2nd season with the Fords and is looking forward to coaching again this year! She has had the opportunity to coach field hockey at the middle and high school levels and is looking forward to building a strong team that is able to compete at a competitive level which displays sportsmanship and teamwork! Ms. Johnston and Mrs. Seavey are excited to begin the season and work hand in hand to build a “FORD TOUGH” field hockey team!

Football

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Brian Hulea - Coach
Brian Hulea a Haverford High School social studies teacher who spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons as a volunteer 9th grade football coach for HHS. Mr. Hulea coached the 2006-2008 seasons at Coatesville Sr. High. He is looking forward to coaching the Fords football this year!

Michael Christianson - Coach
Mr. Christiansen graduated from Chestnut Hill Academy and played basketball and baseball for three years. He then attended Temple University and received a bachelor degree in Secondary Education and English. Mr. Christiansen helped coach freshman football at the High School last year and is looking forward to coaching in his first year with HMS football!

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Victor Aristeo - Coach
Mr. Aristeo graduated from Cinnaminson High School in NJ in 2007, where he played football and wrestled for 4 years. He then attended Widener University where he received a Bachelor degree in Elementary Education and a Masters degree in Special Education. While at Widener, Mr. Aristeo played football for the Pride for 4 years as a full-back. This is his first year coaching football at HMS but has coached middle school football for the last 4 years. He looks forward to working with the young athletes of HMS to teach them the sport of football and build character to help them be upstanding members of the community.

Joseph McCunney - Coach
Mr. McCunney graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School where he played football all 4 years. He is currently the building security officer at the Middle School after retired from his 25 year career as a police officer. Mr. McCunney has been the head coach and coordinator for several years for the Haverford Youth Football program since its inception in 2004. He is really looking forward to getting to know the students on a different level and making lasting connections at HMS.

Boys' Lacrosse

8th Grade and 7th Grade

Mike Huth - Head Coach
Mr. Huth has been the assistant lacrosse coach at HMS for 3 years. He has taught at HMS for 14 years, and is the Floor Hockey instructor at Camp Canadensis. Mr. Huth played soccer and wrestled in middle school, and has played ice hockey for teams in West Chester.

Pat Sheehe- Assistant Coach
Mr. Sheehe brings a lot of experience to HMS lacrosse both as a head coach, and former player. He is an '05 graduate from West Chester University with a major in Kinesiology, and played for West Chester during the '00-'03 seasons, as well as for a West Chester club team during '03-'05. He has coached Hempfield Lacrosse Varsity from '05-'06, West Chester Club (7th-8th grade) from '07-'10, and the Blaze Lacrosse Club (7th-8th grade) from '11-'15.

Girls' Lacrosse

8th Grade

Kaitlin Lisowski - Head Coach
Kaitlin Lisowski began coaching the 8th grade girls lacrosse team in 2014. Mrs. Lisowski graduated from Drexel University in December 2013 with an Elementary and Special Education degree. She played lacrosse at Drexel all four years on defense and in the midfield. Mrs. Lisowski also coach for the Dynamite club lacrosse 2019 team.

7th Grade

Julia Donofry - Head Coach
Julia Donofry is the 7th grade girls' lacrosse coach. This is her first season with the lacrosse team. Mrs. Donofry has coached the 7th and 8th grade Boys' Soccer team for 3 seasons. She is also an assistant coach to the Haverford High School Boys' and Girls' Swimming Teams. Mrs. Donofry is a graduate of Bloomsburg University where she was a 4-year varsity swimmer and a graduate of Upper Dublin High School where she swam and played lacrosse. In her free time, Mrs. Donofry enjoys any form of exercise, traveling and cooking.

Boys' Soccer

8th Grade

Mr. Knapp graduated from Haverford High School in 2010, where he wrestled varsity for four years and became a member of Haverfords 100 win club. He also ran cross country, played football and baseball. He attended Shippensburg University and graduated with a degree in psychology in 2014. While at Shippensburg Mr. Knapp wrestled varsity for the Raiders at the 184 pound weight class. Mr. Knapp is looking forward to coaching for the second year this season; primarily getting to know his athletes, while passing along his knowledge of baseball.
Besides coaching the Middle School soccer team, the baseball team and Mr. Knapp is a coach for the varsity wrestling team at the High School.

7th Grade

TBD - Coach

Girls' Soccer

8th Grade

Kara Volpe - Coach
This is Miss Volpe's first year teaching at Haverford Middle School. She is excited to coach soccer as a way to get involved in the Haverford community. Miss Volpe has played soccer since she was five years old and continued to play at the varsity level in high school and still plays in a co-ed soccer league today. She looks forward to helping her players not only strengthen their soccer skills but develop their leadership skills and a positive attitude on and off the field.

7th Grade

Jessica Ramos - Coach
In addition to coaching soccer, Ms. Ramos teaches 7th grade language arts. Ms. Ramos not only strives to develop fundamental soccer skills, but leadership, teamwork, and a positive, can do attitudes. She is very excited for the upcoming season!
Please visit the 7th grade girls' soccer webpage for more information.

Girls' Softball

8th Grade

Chelsea McDaniel - Head Coach
Ms. McDaniel coached softball at the varsity level for 2 years at her alma mater Pennsbury High School. She has also spent 4 years on the coaching staff of the Haverford High School varsity softball team.

7th Grade

Paul Karwoski - Head Coach
Mr. Karwoski has been teaching at the Middle School since 2008, and with Haverford School District since 2005. His coaching career started at Spring-Ford Middle School in 2003 where he coached the 7th grade team for 3 years. His last year at Spring-ford the team was undefeated for the season. While teaching in the Haverford Middle School Mr. K has also coached the 8th grade Softball team for 3 years and is was very happy to resume coaching as the 7th grade coach for the 2019 season.

Boys' Track

Mr. Murphy started working with Haverford Athletics in the Fall of 2004. His Athletic Training career allowed him to spend time in the Haverford Township community, with the Philadelphia Union soccer clubs, and as a State Champion alongside West Chester Rustin’s High School Varsity Ice Hockey Team. Mr. Murphy is originally from Newark, Delaware where he played soccer, baseball, lacrosse, swam and ran track. At West Chester University he competed on the Ski Team and currently plays Men’s League Ice Hockey. Mr. Murphy works at Haverford Middle School as a Guidance Counselor. He enjoys helping students meet expectations set by teachers, parents and themselves. Mr. Murphy has an extremely competitive outlook and he takes pride in helping young men set goals and break personal and school records on the red oval while coaching the Middle School Boys’ Track & Field Team.

Richard Considine - Assistant Coach
Mr. Considine has been an employee of the School District of Haverford Township’s Maintenance Department for the past nine years and an assistant coach of Haverford Middle School’s cross country/track teams for the last two years. He has also coached a variety of sports for several different youth organization over the past twenty years. Mr. Considine is an avid runner. His love of the sport began in elementary school and continues to this day. In middle school and high school, he had the privilege of participating in the Penn Relays. Most recently, Mr. Considine has completed many long-distance races including the Philadelphia and New York City Marathons, as well as Walt Disney World’s Dopey Challenge. He is very excited to continue his role on the staff of Haverford Middle School’s cross country/track program.

Girls' Track

Trish Young - Head Coach
Coaching provides Mrs. Young a chance to help student-athletes set personal goals and develop a plan throughout the season to achieve them much like they need to do in the classroom and in life. She believes that the middle school cross-country and track programs are great ways to introduce student-athletes to running as well as develop their love for the sport, learn to work together as a team, represent their school with H-Pride, and have fun!
Mrs. Young is in her 6th year coaching the girls' track team after having coached the boys' track team for 7 years. In addition, she has also coached the HMS cross-country team for the past 15 years. Mrs. Young ran cross-country and track in middle school, high school and college and has been involved in these sports either as a coach or athlete for the past 40 years.

Girls' Winter Track

8th Grade

Shawn Fausey - Coach
Mr. Fausey has been teaching at the Middle School since 2011. He is from Dalmatia, Pennsylvania, but currently lives in Delaware. He started wrestling in 3rd grade and placed 7th and 2nd place in the state of Pennsylvania his junior and senior years of high school. He went on to wrestle at Drexel University and after graduation started his coaching career at Haverford High School. Over the course of 7 years Mr. Fausey was a volunteer, assistant, and head wrestling coach. He not only enjoys helping his players develop their skills, but also grow a passion and joy for the sport they play. He is currently teaching 8th Grade Science at HMS.

7th Grade

Paul Karwoski- Coach
Mr. Karwoski has been teaching at the Middle School since 2008, and with Haverford School District since 2005. His coaching career started at Spring-Ford Middle School in 2003 where he coached the 7th grade team for 3 years. His last year at Spring-ford the team was undefeated for the season. While teaching in the Haverford Middle School Mr. K has also coached the 8th grade Softball team for 3 years and has been coaching the 7th grade softball team since the 2016 season.